These cookies were pretty tasty, but they did not reach the awesomeness of the Thomas Kellar Chocolate Chip Cookies. Actually, they were pretty darn good but as I just made the TK cookies again (bliss inducing, especially with coffee ice cream) the week prior… :P

Yeah. It’s Valentine’s Day. Fun times. Didn’t make the Sweet Melissa Sundays recipe selection for the week–Easy Chocolate Mousse. And it’s easy! I’m leaving for Mexican beaches at the end of the week and I wasn’t going to eat it (I’m going to be living in a bathing suit for a week!).Cookies I can bake and stash in the freezer; mousse not so much.

Instead, this is a yummy and healthy vegan recipe. Stir-Fried Sesame Asparagus with Tofu and Ramen. So easy, so delicious. The recipe for the asparagus comes from 1,000 Vegan Recipes–an awesome cookbook of almost every imaginable vegan recipe. Everything I’ve made from it has been delicious. I added tofu, which I baked in the oven at 350° F for 20 minutes and served it over ramen noodles. I also upped the garlic and ginger in the recipe. It would be tasty over brown rice or any whole grain as well.

Yeah, I’ve been busy lately. Barely have time to bake, let alone take pictures. I’ve been relying on my iPhone’s camera a little too much. It seems to be the only way I’m getting pictures of my food (a very weird sentence to write). I seem to never be home during day light hours.

Anyway, the short of it is that these are my only pictures of my next entry in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge–Kaiser Rolls. The only change I made is to make mini 1-ounce rolls instead of big giant sandwich rolls. I used them to make little sammiches for a party I hosted last month.

The sandwiches are super easy to make (well, other than making your own bread :P) and are always a big hit with guests. All you need is pesto, goat cheese, and a jar of roasted red peppers.